Shooting panoramas

If you're running iOS 6 on an iPhone 4S or later or a 5th Generation iPod touch, …you can use the new Panorama shooting feature which allows you to capture …incredibly wide or even tall images that go beyond the capability of a single lens camera.…This feature is great for capturing cityscapes or the view from a hilltop …or even a tall tree or building if you capture a vertical Panorama.…Now for several years, there have been multiple apps available for creating…panoramic photos on the iPhone, and I actually have used and like many of them.…But I found that this version built into iOS 6 has been the easiest for me to use, …and it produces some of the best results I've seen.…

Here's how it works.…Open the Camera app and tap Options, then tap Panorama.…That places this overlay on the screen containing an arrow.…First, determine if you're going to be moving the camera from left to right or right to left.…Tap the arrow to change its orientation.…When you're ready, aim the phone at the point where you want the photo to start…

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12/21/2012

Discover how to get the most out of your iPhone or iPod touch, from making calls, browsing the web, managing your time, and getting around town to taking notes, shooting photos, and listening to music. In this course, author Garrick Chow shows how to perform all of these tasks and more, and introduces the enhancements built into iOS 6, including enhanced language support and commands for Siri, shared photo streams, and the new Reply with Message feature for handling incoming calls. The course also includes hands-on demonstrations on how to accurately type and efficiently use finger gestures, and offers tips for personalizing the setup of the iPhone and iPod touch. An extensive section on troubleshooting helps when the occasional glitch happen.